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AFQB Piezomatic "Acoustic-Electric"

Sometime in early 2024, I decided on wanted to do a completely-non-magnetic-pickup "acoustic" instrument (nothing but piezos), using a neck I'd pulled off a cheap electric that felt nice 25.5" scale length, a new construction method that recesses the neck-joint heel a little without compromising upper-fret access too badly (just something I wanted to try), and featuring 6 (yes, SIX) separate passive piezo pickups positioned in different locations under the lid.  The volume knob for each is placed roughly below its corresponding pickup, and aside from a bizarre pot sweep on the last volume pot (an accident, to be honest) that offers an interesting "attenuator" effect when turned clockwise, the blendability between all these pickups creates a variety of different tones, ranging from thick and lower-midrangey to brash and trebly.  Some combinations sound pretty awesome, actually. With a proper acoustic preamp pedal, this would make for a great statement to be ...

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